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Wednesday, 17 December, 2008

Health Cards called "Smart Cards"

Recently received a mail from one of my Friends Senthil asking more about smart cards and their implementation in Indian Health care Scenario. Here I am describing the use of smart cards with the technology that is usually deployed for the same.

Components of Smart card System

SMART CARDS

CARD READERS

CLIENT SOFTWARE

SERVERS WITH HARDWARE SECURITY

ADMINISTRATOR PORTAL WEBSITE

PATIENT PORTAL WEBSITE

CAREGIVER PORTAL WEBSITE

PDA & LAPTOP SOFTWARE .

VISUAL BASIC & .NET TOOLS

HL7 MESSAGING SERVER

What all these components do?

SMART CARDS - Securely hold patient information.

CARD READERS- Work with any PC and are branded with your logo.

CLIENT SOFTWARE -Upgrades the web browser on the PC so it works with smart cards and card readers